What Do You Think of Obama's Supreme Court Pick?
President Obama will nominate federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court Tuesday, FOX News has learned. Sotomayor, 54, would be the first Hispanic on the high court if confirmed. She would succeed outgoing Justice David Souter.
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Delores CH WV
Socialist..............Maxist........and you want me to believe he just met her?????
Are you kidding,.........................Yep! And he hasn't met bill ayers either!
MM
I believe the Republicans are being set up. I think they would be wise to give this woman a pass, as much as I would like it to be otherwise. First, George H. W. Bush nominated Sotomayor as a federal judge in 1991. For the Republicans to now go against her would look foolish. It accomplishes nothing. She replaces a liberal Supreme Court Justice so no net gain. It would just alienate the Hispanic vote. It is one of those pick your battles type items. If Republicans want to win the war, bypass this battle as you gain nothing but have more to lose.
lavoce
Nice life story but "PRETTY IS, AS PRETTY DOES."
Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, is but a REFLECTION of Barry Soetoro aka/alias Barack Hussein (Mohammed) Obama, and will - in the end - but do Obama's bidding... like the White House Staff, present Administration, and Congress.
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Firewheel
Wonder if she has ever read the CONSTITUTION?.She could probably find some shreads of it around the Oval Office.
BC1358
I like that. Clever. I fear the shreds are quite small however.
heatherj
I wonder want kind of background check they will do on her, will she get the EASY BUTTON! This is a disgrace, this is not how America is suppose to be. Now it has become a circus.
JS
Sotomayor will be confirmed. Republicans can't fight this one. Her ethnicity should not be an issue when selecting for such a critical job , but it is. Sadly, this is the world we now live in. She is racist, sexist and doesn't know her job as a judge- which is to follow the Constitution. She believes her job gives her the power to make policy and she will try to do that at every opportunity. The Republicans aren't the only ones who lose, the whole country loses with this choice.
ArcAngel
Just judging her from pics I've seen, to me, she comes across like a it's my way or the highway type person. Don't think thats good for our country to have a person like this on the SCOTUS!
Don in Kansas
I don't understand why the leading supporters of abortion on demand in all nine months of pregnancy are minorities. Why don't they want equality for these people as well? Dems usually fight for those without a voice. Why not the child in womb? Obama and Sotomayer are hypocritical.
Ray
Mrs. Sotomayer seems like a very good person. I think her supreme court overturn rate shows she is a good minor league player and not able to be in the big show.
Keep in mind folks; Yale, Harvard, and Stanford graduate more than 1 lawyer per decade. So, this idea that we are stuck with her because of her education is bogus. There are many other qualified lawyers out there.
I am hispanic, my mother is a hispanic women. She raised me and I have Ph.D. in engineering. I do not think that qualifies me to be the Best of the engineers. Over the years, as my resume grows, the contents that is what should be used to make that determination; not my race.
GayRay
By that logic, Chef Justice Roberts isn't ready for the "big show" either. They are the same age, graduated from Ivory League Schools, both on their law review.
Now there are some differences, in their short career's Sotomayor became one of the youngest judges appointed to the federal courts. It would seem that Sotomayor has been on a fast track to the "big show". She's a centralist with a great background and history of making sound legal judgments. The fact that she is Hispanic is only relevant because she's the first Hispanic to be nominated for such an honor. It is not a factor in her selection.
Ole Sarge
This country was not founded on leftist values and had they been the source of our leadership we would still be bowing to the king and a know nothing country.
Turning over the running of the US the left will not insure the continuation of what has made the US great. We will simply end up a has been bowing to the china's, irans, muslims, russians and so on.
Rave on leftist, yours to destroy.
Have a good day.
BV in KY
Gay Ray,
I am afraid that if you think she has made sound judicial decisions, then you might want to examine your own perceptions with respect to racisim and sexism. When will getting even with the white man be enough for you people? White guilt is no longer a potent force among some of us who have faced the power of Affirmative Action. Do you know why? If you don't than you never heard the old reframe: "two wrongs don't make a right".
Mike B
No surprise here , just another left wing who knows best and will disregard the constitution. as the end justifies the means
KyJim
Hooray! She's a woman. Hooray! She's hispanic. Hooray! She was initially appointed by a republican so there should be bi-partisan support!
Did anyone ever think to ask, "What is her knowledge of Constitutional Law?", or does that matter any more?
Ken
What the hell ya so happy about you on drugs or somethin? Bi-partisan support??? Not anymore Obama is in charge and that will automaticaly make her suspect. Knowledge of the law...doesn't matter and won't she'll do what she wants once she's in there. I suspect her to screws all over. She's already done it to some firefighters
E. Goldstein
Sotomayor represents everything Obama stands for and is the perfect Obama choice. She will decide every case upon the basis of what is best for who ever she likes that day. Usually it will be her gang, but she will be open to being bought by whoever can get her to agree with them. She will make sure Obama and his friends are not held back by something as unimportant as a Constitution or a legislative law. Obama's gang will make the rules with her help and we will be jailed if we do not do as we are ordered.
GW
Wearing a black robe is quite different than sitting on the witness stand. She will have to answer questions, not ask them. If her mouth is as big as some claim, she may stick both feet in at the same time. And if her temperament is out of control, we may see a comedy in the Senate.
DON'T TREAD ON ME
Well............. She will fit right in with all the other clueless, frumpy, women in his adminastration, and she will do alot more harm then good. The only hope is that the Repubs fight the good fight for all their worth, 2010 is just around the corner so they Better take notice, and my mission is to get all the deadwood out!!
BV in KY
Come on, Don't Tread on Me, why would the Republicans have a problem with her. They too are traveling down the identity politics (i.e. race, gender, religion, ethnicity). Who is the chairman of the Republican Party? He is no member of Mensa.
Ohiogal
Ok, he chose a Hispanic judge....he has the Hispanic vote....Obama can do no wrong......2012 in his pocket.....it's all a strategic plan for the Democrats....almost like fundraising!!!
FastFacts
Sotomayor will be confirmed but should she...
Everyone asks if she is qualified. Of course she is, there are basically no qualifications to be on the Supreme Court, minus the legal authority. The question is should she? My opinion on the matter is "no". She has said that the "Appeals Court is where policy is made." Sorry Sonia darling but there are three branches of government and you are not in the legislative. Your only job is to rule on cases according to the Constitution. Not what the constitution should say but what it says, and if it is to change, the legislators will change it. One more point. Remember the statue outside the court houses where she is blindfolded holding up a set of scales. This represents that law is to be blind. That means it doesn't matter what your income, race, and ideology, etc, are, the law is ruled the same way and as in many of her cases, she has ruled on the side of these characterizes. That is not your job.
I keep in formed with help from www.AmericanParchment.com which takes headlines and links them to hundreds of sites for a fair and balanced look.
Brent
Some where saying Obama may surprise everyone with his pick. So what's new? Obama just can not do anything right or good for this country.
john
IT's PAY BACK TIME for the Hispanic voters,just like the banks.
How much did it cost the us taxpayer to elect BO?
Maybee he will veto the FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT and pay back the used to be catholic universityND.
What are the odds of that happenning?
I can see the ABORTION rates falling extremely.
Lyn
Did Obama's team vet Sotomayor? Her views towards white males could be construed as "reverse racism". Obama ran his campaign on "unity". This appointee flies in the face of that claim.
jean3986
So now that he plans to have national healthcare will we have quota's on when Dr's take their boards? Are we going to have to take minority's no matter how they score to be politically correct!!!!
LIGHTHORSE
As a Native American, I am shocked by her choice. Looked into her background and found her lacking as a human being. Her rulings are bizarre and racist. Hey Obomba, why not be "fair", as you say you are, and pick a Native American? This whole 4 year disaster is destroying this country. Look at the gas prices,
MD25
Care to give some examples of bizarre and racist rulings? With the firefighter case, she ruled with 2 other judges to not overturn the lower court and allow the New Haven actions alone. She certainly didn't legislate from the bench in that case.
JMAN
She gave a 1 paragraph summary without ready any of the case docs. This is reverse racism plain and simple. Throw out test scores because no minorities, I mean blacks because 1 Hispanic did rank. Promote no one because no blacks could score high enough?? No problem with that?
mammaof15
He only choose her to get everyone away from what's going on with N. Korea,
SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION!
If you notice, everytime there is a problem, he does something to make everyone look at some other news!
All you have to do is look into his eyes, when things aren't going his way. They say the eyes are the window to the soul, and you see the true Obama when you look into his angered eyes.
MD25
LOL! The so-called Bush derangement syndrome has evolved to a new strain, Obama d.s.
Ken
Oh Bush did it ... it's all his fault...he made Obama pick her. A new strain... I'd say it's "BushObama Strain" And Chaney carry's the strain, spreading it around. We're all doomed. lol
eze
she dogged out the them white firemen too.. same tests firemen have always taken to become chief. they worked hard and did not cheat.. but out scored the blacks and was punished for it.. and is only the start..
bc
I love how the media-prompted by the Whitehouse, I'm sure, is only focusing on how historic it is that the first hispanic has been nominated and not that she is a radical, nightmare being crammed down our throats. Isn't there a diverse candidate that could have been selected that was more middle of the road and less divisive? When will this Country wake up and take back their pride?
eze
typical.. pick the most racist and radical he could find.
LIz
But, I am sure Notre Dame will applaud him for it.... They call themselves Catholics!!! They certainly didn't do their homework and checked the background on all his appointees. All extreme pro abortion. And, yes, he wanted to have another historic show and that's one reason why he picked the first hispanica for the position.
Where
What's there to think about? This kind of stuff is going to be ramed down our necks no matter what we think and they know it. Have Fun..
bapvmi
I was watching both Hannity and on the Record with Greta Van Susteren about Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. Everything that I have heard about her tells me that she is radical liberal and she even said that the Court is there to make policy.
The Republicans in the senate have a way to stop her, according to Karl Rove. In order for her to be confirmed, at least one Republican has to vote for her in committee. If no Republicans vote for her in committee, then the confirmation can not go to the floor of the senate for confirmation. These are the Republicans on the Judicial Committee:
Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama
Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah
Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa
Jon Kyl, R-Arizona
Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
John Cornyn, R-Texas
Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma
We have to demand that WE THE PEOPLE stop this confirmation by making sure that these senators vote no in committee for the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice for the Supreme Court.
June
AMEN & AMEN!!!! Those senators better say NO,NO!!!
This woman and this president are trouble for our country!!!
It is frightening to see what is happening to our country!!!
Jon
Personally I am tired of hearing how historic everything is. Obama's nomination to DNC, Obama winning, historic spending, now a historic nomination of the first Hispanic. I would rather see some real history, like fixing the North Korea problem. Real change in the US tax code, Fixing the border.... Or anything with real meaning. But I guess I am dreaming.
Moderate
Yeah......why hasn't Obama taken care of thoes things, he has been in office 4 months, and all those thins Bush sat on for 8 years still have not been fixed. First hipanic Supreme Court judge, it's not like she would be the first hispanic Attorney General, that all of the republicans were so proud of.
Moderate
Yeah......why hasn't Obama taken care of thoes things, he has been in office 4 months, and all those thins Bush sat on for 8 years still have not been fixed. First hipanic Supreme Court judge, it's not like she would be the first hispanic Attorney General, that all of the republicans were so proud of.
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louisianaboy
This is so off subject but why are yall so racist? Not trying to be funny im black.
JMAN
Is it always racist if someone does not agree with someone of color? Obama was not black enough until he won the nomination and then he was the blackest black that ever blacked. Rappers hated him in their music and then they loved him and wore t-shirts proclaiming their love. I have had many friends of color tell me that they voted for him because he was black and no other reason. This is how he won, race not experience and that is the problem I have. Our Country is being challenged more now then ever before because Obama has shown the World that he is weak and thus America is weak. The World's hate for us is due to strong policy or defense for us and others who always call when they are in trouble. We disrupted terrorism under Bush and that pissed many off and disrupted Oil for weapons for France and Russia. Now, Obama is trying to make friends instead of protecting this Country and he is working to make this a Wellfare state with all the entitlements for the poor. I am not racist, I am affraid for our future under a man who follows the words of Saul Alinsky and Frank Marshal Davis.
LADY WEEPING
NOT RACIST JUST WANT A JUDGE WHO KNOWS THE CONSTITUTION BETTER THAN HER HEARTSTRINGS.
Blackpowder
louisianaboy, you're off more than just the subject....try a few decades. You Libs always gotta play the "RACE CARD".
jiml1956
Welcome to the new GOP. I'm 53, white, male, and Catholic. This is not the Republican party I used to vote with.
Blackpowder
jimi1956, are you a real Conservative or a Powell/McCain Rino??? A new day is upon us and being a
Specter type republican is not going to save this country from the Obama regime. You're either with us or happy living in a Govt. owned and operated country and that would mean you're against us.
Terry
Excellence is PC for mediocre.